Bitterness Quote by John Lancaster Spalding

“What is there in our nature that is for ever urging us on towards pain and misery? We are not formed for enjoyment; and,…

— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“There is a deep and natural craving in the human heart that can be satisfied nowhere except in God. Our being in this world…

— Sundar Singh

“There is plenty of misery in the world, all right, but there is ample pleasure, as well. If a person forswears pleasure in order…

— Tom Robbins

Desire and determination must overcome disappointment.

— Walter Alston

We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it as a…

— Therese of Lisieux

It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.

— Robert Menzies

Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away...

— Kristin Armstrong

When the soul is understood and attended to, we can be liberated from hurry, preoccupation, unsatisfied desires, and chronic discontent.

— John Ortberg

Our triumph over sorrow is not that we can avoid it but that we can endure it. And therein lies our hope; that in…

— Marianne Williamson

“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall…

— Joseph Addison

Sicknesses, losses, crosses, anxieties and disappointments seem absolutely needful to keep us humble, watchful and spiritual-minde d. They are as needful as the pruning…

— J. C. Ryle